Red Snow Conditions (Coarse, Packing Snow, +5°C to -5°C)
Red conditions occur when old snow or artificial snow enters the transition temperature range around zero Celsius. High humidity differentiates red conditions from violet conditions - if there’s moisture in the snow, it’s red. If it’s dry, it’s violet. The track in red conditions tends to be corny, moist, and packs/glazes when skied over.
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Friction Characteristics
Hard, rounded snow crystals from repeated freeze-thaw cycles can be quite abrasive even in higher humidifies, so red glide waxes can be somewhat hard to combat kinetic friction. Dirt that gathers on the surface of older snow is also an issue. Dirt-repelling additives such as graphite, moly, or gallium can be quite helpful. Red conditions have a high humidity content, so highly hydrophobic waxes like pure fluoros, HF or LF waxes reduce suction between the wet snowpack and the ski base. Rills are often necessary to break up large water droplets and pert them out the back of the ski.
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Kick Waxing
Since the snow crystals in older snow have lost their idealized snowflake pattern and are now rounded blobs of humid ice, kick waxes will rarely ice up in red conditions. This means a straight Klister may not degrade your glide too much. However, a layer or two of hard wax on top of a thin Klister will definitely give the best combination of grip and glide. Sometimes straight hardwax will work, but often the humidity and rounded snow crystals mean hardwax can’t find a purchase.
Products for Red Snow Conditions
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Vauhti Skin Care BLUE Fluor-Free Liquid | 80ml (-2C/-20C)
Regular price $37.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $37.96 CAD -
STAR NF WARM Fluoro-Free Liquid (Sponge Application) | 100mL (0C/-5C)
Regular price $39.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $39.96 CAD -
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Ski*Go HF Universal Klister | 60g (10C/-5C)
Regular price $36.00 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$45.00 CADSale price $36.00 CADSale -
Rex Base Klister | 55mL
Regular price $21.00 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $21.00 CAD -
Start Universal Wide Klister (10C/-5C) | 55g
Regular price $25.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $25.96 CAD -
Vauhti PRO COLD Liquid Glide | 80ml (-2C/-20C)
Regular price $83.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $83.96 CAD -
Swix VP70 Yellow Kick Wax 2°C/-1°C
Regular price $29.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $29.96 CAD -
Rode Base Klister Spray | 100mL (0C/-20C)
Regular price $29.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $29.96 CAD -
Rex Fluor Free PowerGrip Purple | 45g (3C/-5C)
Regular price $43.00 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $43.00 CAD -
Vauhti GW COLD Liquid Glide | 80ml (-2C/-20C)
Regular price $27.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $27.96 CAD -
Vauhti KS BLUE Klister | 60g
Regular price $23.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $23.96 CAD -
Vauhti RACE LDR Klister | 60g (5C/-10C)
Regular price $45.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $45.96 CAD -
Vauhti RACE OLD SNOW COLD Liquid Glide | 80ml (-2C/-20C)
Regular price $145.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $145.96 CAD -
Swix V50 Violet Kick Wax -1°C/-3°C
Regular price $14.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $14.96 CAD -
Ski*Go XC Orange Hardwax | 45g (3C/-2C)
Regular price $13.99 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $13.99 CAD -
Rex N41 Pink `Old Snow` Fluor-Free Racing Grip | 45g (-2C/-15C)
Regular price $43.70 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $43.70 CAD -
Vauhti RACE MID Liquid Glide Discontinued Version From 2021 Or Earlier | 80ml (2C/-4C)
Regular price $93.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$118.00 CADSale price $93.96 CADSale -
Rode Silver Klister K50 | 60g (5C/1C)
Regular price $23.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $23.96 CAD -
Rex Basic Grip Blue | 45g (-2C/-8C)
Regular price $12.80 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $12.80 CAD -
Swix Nordic Easy Liquid Glide
Regular price $27.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $27.96 CAD -
Rode Canada Kick Kit
Regular price $79.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $79.96 CAD -
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Optiwax Eco Glide Tape (5C/-20C)
Regular price $22.50 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$29.99 CADSale price $22.50 CADSale -
Vauhti PRO LDR Liquid Glide | 80ml (5C/-10C)
Regular price $89.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $89.96 CAD -
Swix F4 Universal Liquid Wax
Regular price $29.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $29.96 CAD